Join us on the 91st anniversary of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School closing. We recognize the suffering, strength and resilience of the children through a day of memoriam and fellowship.

Friday, June 6, 2025

Sunrise Ceremony

7 a.m. | Mission Creek Cemetery

1 Mile North off of Pickard Rd. on Bamber Rd.

Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1111 S. Crawford Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Welcoming all Pipe Carriers, Tribal Flag Bearers and Jingle Dress Dancers

Speakers:

• Readers Theater: Stories Within the Walls of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School By Thomasine Ruby MeShawboose, SCIT Tribal Elder
• Lacey Kinnart, Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) 
• Melissa Isaac & Shannon Martin, Indigenous Education Initiative 
• THPO & MIIBS Update: Marcella Hadden, SCIT Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Silent Auction donations welcome

Contact Charla Riley at ChRiley@sagchip.org or 989-775-4756

For more information, please contact:

• Marcella Hadden: MLHadden@sagchip.org | 989.775.4751
• Noelle Wells: NWells@sagchip.org | 989.775.4750
• Or email: miibs@sagchip.org